Power restored in south Monterey County

UPDATE: 8:45 p.m.: PG&E is not reporting any outages in the previously affected areas of the south Monterey County.

UPDATE 5:10 p.m.: PG&E said 2,180 people are without power in Gonzales right now.

Representatives said they’re hoping to have power restored by 5:30 p.m.

UPDATE 3:52 p.m.: PG&E reports eight outages in south Monterey County affecting about 12,300 people.

Crews said they don’t know when power will be restored and they’re still investigating the cause.

PREVIOUS STORY: Pacific Gas and Electric reports several power outages in south Monterey County Thursday afternoon.

More than 1,000 homes may be affected between Gonzales, Soledad and King City.

NewsChannel 5’s Weather Team reports lightning strikes in the area. We will continue to update this story as information becomes available.